The issue of refugees was discussed at a weekly meeting of the President with the security department. About 60 thousand citizens of Ukraine have arrived in Belarus since February. Many of them have found a second homeland here, where there is peace and tranquility. By the way, our country began rendering assistance to Ukrainian refugees eight years ago, long before the special operation. The government, non-governmental organizations and thousands of partial Belarusians do everything to make the brotherly people feel at home on in our land. At the same time we do not retreat from our obligations to our strategic ally and will not allow to shoot Russia in the back.
The position of our state is to render any assistance to Ukrainians, which they need on an equal footing with Belarusians. We carry out the mission of peacekeepers with dignity, despite the fakes and provocations of our opponents.
Alexander Lukashenko, President of Belarus:
“We treat people, if necessary. We feed people and not only Russians. Most of all, we feed refugees, poor people who come to us from Ukraine in groups of 400-500 per day. How can we not feed them, how can we not treat them? That is our participation in this military operation.”
Not only humanitarian aid, but also social and legal aid is rendered. Almost two thousand citizens of Ukraine have applied for permanent residence in Belarus. More than 3 thousand applications for temporary residence were filed.
To simplify the search for organizations that provide assistance to Ukrainians, the Department of Citizenship and Migration will launch a special online platform. The site will help refugees to navigate in our country and get legal services. The project is scheduled to be launched in November.
The decree of the head of the state № 326 actually equalizes the rights of the Belarusians and the needy Ukrainian citizens. It includes accessible medical care, education, assignment of allowances for children and pensions and many other things.
About 60 thousand citizens of Ukraine arrive in Belarus since start of special operation
8 октября 2022












